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溺水
(nì shuǐ): Drown (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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溺 • nì • to drown; to indulge excessively
nì
溺
to drown; to indulge excessively
水 • shuǐ • water • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shuǐ
水
water
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 溺水.
Words with
溺
沉溺
chén nì
indulge, be addicted to
溲溺
sōu niào
urine
溺死
nì sǐ
drown to death
溺爱
nì ài
to spoil, to dote on excessively
Words with
水
水果
shuǐ guǒ
fruit
水平
shuǐ píng
level
汽水
qì shuǐ
soda pop; carbonated soft drink
矿泉水
kuàng quán shuǐ
mineral water
开水
kāi shuǐ
boiling water
水分
shuǐ fèn
moisture content
汗水
hàn shuǐ
sweat
泪水
lèi shuǐ
teardrop
4.
How to Use 溺水 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
意外
yì
意
wài
外
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
neutral
accidental drowning
Adjective + Noun
with
事故
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
shì
事
gù
故
Verb + Object
with
防止
fáng
防
zhǐ
止
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
Verb + Complement
with
身亡
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
shēn
身
wáng
亡
5.
Example Sentences with 溺水
tā
他
zài
在
hé
河
lǐ
里
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
neutral
drowning accident
neutral
prevent drowning
formal
Written
drown to death
le
了
。
He drowned in the river.
zài
在
quē
缺
fá
乏
ān
安
quán
全
cuò
措
shī
施
de
的
shuǐ
水
yù
域
yóu
游
yǒng
泳
，
jí
极
yì
易
dǎo
导
zhì
致
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
shì
事
gù
故
。
Swimming in waters lacking safety measures can easily lead to drowning accidents.
yóu
游
yǒng
泳
shí
时
yào
要
zhù
注
yì
意
ān
安
quán
全
，
bì
避
miǎn
免
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
。
Be careful while swimming to avoid drowning.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
，
zhǐ
只
shì
是
zài
在
shuǐ
水
lǐ
里
zhēng
挣
zhá
扎
shí
时
qiàng
呛
le
了
jǐ
几
kǒu
口
shuǐ
水
。
He did not drown; he just choked on some water while struggling in it.
rú
如
guǒ
果
bù
不
xiǎo
小
xīn
心
nì
溺
shuǐ
水
，
yīng
应
gāi
该
lì
立
jí
即
hū
呼
jiù
救
。
If you accidentally drown, you should call for help immediately.
